re: Question 'How do I make the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer work in Windows 98?' Friday, January 7, 2005 at 10:40 am Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Brian Boatright (1 messages posted) Did you ever get the viewer to work in Windows 98? On Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at 6:59 pm, Chollie wrote: >While C:\Windows\Kodakimg.exe is a great editor, if you just want to preview, then >go Right-Click on a *.jpg or a *.gif file and set it to C:\Windows\Kodakprv.exe. > Once this opens up, you will have the opportunity to Edit using the bigger family >member of the C:\Windows\Kodakimg.exe, (but don't set it as the default as it takes >just a smidgen of time more to load for each photo). > >However, I'm like you. I want the quick "Next and Previous" Feature of Windows Picture >and Fax Viewer. So, I'm toying with trying to get it to work. You might search >the web to find: > >C:\Windows\system32\shimgvw.dll > >As the "shimgvw.dll" is the key, but apparently it needs a library helper file (and >so far I haven't gotten it to work)... I'll post what I've done so far, and maybe >someone can see clearly what needs to be done for it the Windows XP Fax and Picture >Viewer to work in Windows 98. > >You can create a text file with the extension *.reg > >and place this text inside, and double click on the file. It's hard to read as there >are no line breaks in this Post... > >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > >REGEDIT4 > >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\Open\command] >@="rundll32.exe C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1" > >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\Open\ddeexec] > >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] >@="shimgvw" > >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\Open\ddeexec\Topic] >@="System" > >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > >You will need the Windows XP shimgvw.dll file and some other Library file, (rundll32.exe) >- {both located at C:\Windows\System32}. > >Chollie > > Written in response to: re: Question 'How do I make the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer work in Windows 98?' (Chollie: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at 6:59 pm) Responses to this message: re: Question 'How do I make the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer work in Windows 98?' (Erik: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 5:10 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Question 'How do I make the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer work in Windows 98?' (Shiva: Tue, Jun 25, 2002, 8:32 pm) re: Question 'How do I make the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer work in Windows 98?' (Jim Kennedy: Mon, Mar 3, 2003, 3:51 am) Windows XP picture and fax viewer (Hassan Mezal: Wed, Nov 12, 2003, 1:27 am) re: Windows XP picture and fax viewer (Mark: Sat, Feb 28, 2004, 1:48 pm) re: Question 'How do I make the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer work in Windows 98?' (Chollie: Wed, Dec 31, 2003, 6:59 pm) re: Question 'How do I make the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer work in Windows 98?' (Brian Boatright: Fri, Jan 7, 2005, 10:40 am) re: Question 'How do I make the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer work in Windows 98?' (Erik: Wed, Aug 9, 2006, 5:10 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum